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Live Free or Die Hard 2007

Directed by Len Wiseman · 128 mins · 1,809 views

3.0 Letterboxd 2.96(155,768)
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Synopsis

John McClane is back and badder than ever, and this time he calls on the services of a young hacker in his bid to stop a ring of Internet terrorists intent on taking control of America's computer infrastructure.

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Reviews (46)

  1. M
    Mike Apps🍿 8 月 23, 2026

    Michael Scott (The Office s4): “Okay, here’s the thing about Die Hard 4. Die Hard 1, the original, John McClain is just this normal guy, you know? He’s just a normal New York city cop who gets his feet cut, he gets beat up. But he’s an everyday guy. In Die Hard 4, he is jumping a motorcycle into a helicopter in the air. You know? He’s invincible. It’s just sort of lost from Die Hard 1. It’s not Terminator.” If this weren’t a Die Hard film, it would have been a solid PG-13 2000s techno action flick starring Bruce Willis, Justin Long, Maggie Q, Timothy Olyphant, Cliff Curtis and Mary Elizabeth Winstead. I trick myself to thinking it’s the latter…..but every now and then I hear characters say “McClane” and I am reminded that this belongs in that universe!

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    Matt Singer 8 月 23, 2026

    This one hasn’t aged very well in the last 13 years, especially if you watch it in context with any of the earlier films, which are all far superior. Luddite McClane against a bunch of cyber-terrorists works as a central dynamic, but the action sequences start big and keep getting bigger, until McClane’s taking down fighter jets with big rigs on collapsing highway overpasses. (That happens after McClane kills a helicopter with a car, by the way.) I keep calling him McClane, but there’s very little of the character from the earlier movies in this one. Even in Die Hard 2, McClane is still a smart, smart-mouthed cop with a total disrespect for authority and a wicked sense of humor.…

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    jessica🐾 8 月 23, 2026

    THIS IS GOOD WHAT ARE YALL TALKING ABOUT??

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    Justin Peterson 8 月 23, 2026

    (2020 Summer Blockbuster Series) Die Hard gets hacked … as Detective John McClane finds himself in the middle of a cyber-terrorist plot to take control of the United States’ infrastructure. “Then why are you doing this? … Because there’s nobody else to do it right now, that’s why. Believe me, if there were somebody else to do it, I’d let them do it, but there’s not. So we’re doing it … Ah. That’s what makes you that guy.” As a huge fan of the Die Hard franchise, I had a blast getting to see Live Free or Die Hard in the theater. Rewatching it now after having seen the miserable disappointment that was Die Hard 5, you can see how…

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    DirkH 8 月 23, 2026

    This film is to the Die Hard franchise what Light beer is to Beer. You shouldn’t have it, but you’ll do it anyway because, hey, it’s beer! And then the aftertaste reminds you that it wasn’t the real deal.

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    daddydeathbone 8 月 23, 2026

    that car flip in the tunnel is worth 4 stars alone

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    Michael James 8 月 23, 2026

    An aging Bruce Willis returns as John Mclane after 12 years with another action entertainer. Now in 2000’s, the plot gets upgraded to a cyber terrorist attack. The cast is good with Justin Long playing the sidekick, and we do get some entertaining action sequences with some couple of really cool moments, however the plot nor dialogues don’t impress much. I would place it as the third best behind the 1st & 3rd part. “Then why are you doing this? … Because there’s nobody else to do it right now, that’s why. Believe me, if there were somebody else to do it, I’d let them do it, but there’s not. So we’re doing it … Ah. That’s what makes you that guy.”

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    William Cooper 8 月 23, 2026

    Rewatch Original Rating – 1 and a half stars Rewatch Rating – 3 and a half stars I must have been in a bad mood the first time I saw this. I went into this with the knowledge that I originally hated it and 15 minutes in, I thought, wait, this is actually kind of cool. It had some really well done action set pieces and unique death scenes, Justin Long was immensely likable, and of course, it had freaking Bruce Willis. I’m glad I was in a better mood this time; I had a great time watching this movie.

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  9. R

    While the first film in the franchise I watched was the original, over a decade earlier my mother went to see this by herself in the theatres while I went to see another film (I think I was too young to see it back then), and I still remember how thrilled my mother and everyone else who came out of the movie were. And now that I’ve seen it, I understand why. Len Wiseman draws inspiration from Michael Bay’s book to bring us a modern, and likely more explosive, installment of Die Hard, in which, after three films, McClane must confront his biggest threat: technology. The high-octane explosions and action sequences are spectacular. The one-liners are equally as amusing as…

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  10. C
    ChrisStuckmann 8 月 23, 2026

    I remember being very excited to see Live Free or Die Hard in theaters when I was a sheltered Jehovah’s Witness teenager who wasn’t allowed to watch R-rated movies. At the time, I was thrilled that I could finally see a brand new Die Hard because this one was PG-13. Conversely, if the 38-year-old version of me found out today that the next Die Hard was going to be PG-13, I’d probably be pissed. But that teenager? He was ecstatic. I’ve always found this movie ridiculously fun, though these days I exclusively watch the unrated cut because it at least would’ve earned an R. It’s still pretty tame compared to the three films that came before it, but you get…

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    matt lynch 8 月 23, 2026

    Wiseman’s less a hack than he is a pretty good visual mimic with shitty taste in material. He pulls a lot of DIE HARD’s lateral moves along axis and his action compositions tend to have a lot of depth; the tunnel sequence particularly is about as cleanly edited and spatially coherent as you’re likely to get these days, not to mention largely practical (F35B Lightning fighter jet sequence excepted – still a nice shot at a TRUE LIES knockoff). Long story short: being a bad DIE HARD movie doesn’t keep this from being a decent action movie. Super bonus points* for the sneaky/funny/smart scene in which the bad guys broadcast a shot of the U.S. Capitol exploding and everyone rushes outside to see if it’s real. *said points deducted for stalling for nearly 10 minutes while we get to hang out with Kevin Smith.

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    adambolt 8 月 23, 2026

    *aggressively assaults keyboard* I’M IN

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    GYGY2BONDY 8 月 21, 2026

    John McClane (Bruce Willis), policier new-yorkais, est chargé d’escorter le hacker Matt Farrell (Justin Long) jusqu’au FBI après une attaque informatique. Ils découvrent que Thomas Gabriel (Timothy Olyphant), ancien expert du gouvernement devenu cyberterroriste, orchestre une attaque massive contre les infrastructures américaines : communications, transports, marchés financiers et réseaux électriques sont progressivement paralysés. Gabriel enlève également Lucy, la fille de McClane (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), pour obliger Matt à lui donner accès aux données financières du pays. McClane poursuit les terroristes,…

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    Littlekabouter 8 月 21, 2026

    Y’know what…hell yeah Pretty funny That’s about it for this review

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    nesram70 8 月 21, 2026

    Goed maar hoefde gewoon niet

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    cerenoren 8 月 21, 2026

    9 canlı mcclane

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    Hamed Zaghi 8 月 20, 2026

    Ridiculous action scenes that were incredible While Bruce Willis, Justin Long & timothy olyphant were just fun to watch That last gunshot was crazy

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    liz_hall 8 月 20, 2026

    I ❤️ Matt Farrell

  19. D
    Daniel Eric Matthews 8 月 20, 2026

    Rewatch with Daniel. Number 4 in the ‘Die Hard’ series and it is a fun action movie with lots of great moments. Not the strongest of the series, but enjoyable!

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    _Finndus 8 月 20, 2026

    Very generic action movie with the Die Hard branding slapped on it

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    freddooe 8 月 20, 2026

    Unexpected I thought it would be way worse. However it is probably my second favourite after the original. Peak action still.

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    Una_Nancy_Owen 8 月 20, 2026

    “John, you’re a Timex watch in a digital age.” Yes he is, and we love him for it. This is so good; I was skeptical about John McClane and digital, well, anything – but it works. I’ve watched this a bunch of times and I think it’s great! *52 Years In 52 Weeks: 2026 (Rewatch Edition)* *Scavenger Hunt #137* *Scavenger Hunt #86*

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    Rocket023 8 月 20, 2026

    4,9/10

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    CommandersFan1 8 月 20, 2026

    solid

  25. B
    Benji 8 月 20, 2026

    Best one in the series!! Matt my boy, ily sm

    1
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    DONN 8 月 19, 2026

    mid

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  27. D
    drive cinéfilo 8 月 19, 2026

    genérico.

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    Kat 8 月 19, 2026

    A classic, but nothing is better than John McClain and Mace Windu

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    brosen 8 月 18, 2026

    This was on TV ALL the time. I feel like there’s a lot of hate for it and I don’t get it. Also: Mary-Elizabeth Winstead.

  30. C
    cait 8 月 18, 2026

    this lacked the action that the first three had which understandable.. the first three were packed but the franchise IS die hard

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    Keet Williams 8 月 18, 2026

    I had a weird craving to watch Die Hard 4.0 (as it’s known on these shores), but I fell asleep for half of it, which I think means I was just really tired all along and I knew putting Die Hard 4.0 on would help.

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    Lucas Ferreira 8 月 18, 2026

    esse é o ultimo. (me recuso a ver o 5) esse filme é ok. é consciente a proposta de “hackers”, mas por falta de um enredo, eles tentam prolongar demais o filme e se torna cansativo. eu adorava esse longa-metragem em minha pré-adolescência, mas não envelheceu como vinho aos meus olhos adultos.

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    rvs1978 8 月 18, 2026

    Die hard 4.0. It’s good but it starts to be the same tea just another cup…

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    William Brent 8 月 18, 2026

    Sure this is as entertaining as an action flick as it is mind numbing and completely loses what made the first ones so special.

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    nastyushasim 8 月 18, 2026

    люси и метью встречайтесь пжшки часть самая лучшая буквально по картинке и атмосфере

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    Schnitt 8 月 18, 2026

    no way a movie about h4x0r5? L33t!

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    AzSriel 8 月 18, 2026

    Watched it for timothy olyphant just to be disappointed Just an action flick A dickflick of you will cause men keep calling in chickflick

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    Kyle 8 月 18, 2026

    When I was 13 I wanted to have a Star Wars man cave like the Warlock. As a 28 year old man, I still want to have a Star Wars man cave like the Warlock.

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    Emanuele 8 月 18, 2026

    Un ritorno moderno che aggiorna McClane all’era digitale. L’azione è enorme, ma il personaggio rimane efficace. English A modern comeback that brings McClane into the digital age. The action is huge, while the character remains effective.

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    jeunetitouan 8 月 17, 2026

    intéressant les cyber mechant et la manière de mettre le monde à sang mais c abusé mdrr bruce willis qui fait les stunt les plus abusé de l’histoire (scène helico)

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    jules68127 8 月 17, 2026

    Bon gros film Hollywoodien des années 2000 avec du 🔥 et des 💥💣🧨 toutes les 30s

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    damjan9 8 月 16, 2026

    Előre félek az utolsó résztől.

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    irp_ 8 月 16, 2026

    I like the part where he runs a woman into 9 solid concrete walls with his car and she somehow still doesn’t die and climbs up his car IN THE ELEVATOR SHAFT.

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    Kith67 8 月 12, 2026

    Ca ne vaut pas le 1 et le 3, mais ça fait le job.

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    Angel_zex 6 月 21, 2025

    calmate we

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    Emir 6 月 14, 2014

    aksiyon artık gerçekçilikten baya uzak ama mcclane’in teknolojiyle uğraşırken hala eski kafayla çözüm bulması hoşuma gidiyor

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B Bruce Willis John McClane
T Timothy Olyphant Thomas Gabriel
J Justin Long Matt Farrell
C Cliff Curtis Deputy Director Miguel Bowman
M Mary Elizabeth Winstead Lucy McClane
J Jonathan Sadowski Trey
M Maggie Q Mai Linh
A Andrew Friedman Casper
K Kevin Smith Warlock - Frederick Kaludis
Y Yorgo Constantine Russo
C Cyril Raffaelli Rand
C Chris Palermo Del
S Sung Kang Agent Raj
Ž Željko Ivanek Asst. Deputy Director Molina
C Christina Chang Agent Taylor
J Jake McDorman Jim
R Rosemary Knower Mrs. Kaludis
G Gerald Downey Hoover Agent
A Allen Maldonado Goatee
J Jim Cantafio Deli Owner
Director Len Wiseman
Writer Mark Bomback
Producer Michael Fottrell, Stephen J. Eads
Executive Producer William Wisher, Arnold Rifkin
Editor Nicolas De Toth
Original Music Marco Beltrami
Sound Jason W. Jennings, Ai-Ling Lee, Randy Kelley, Anna Behlmer, Andy Nelson, Blake R. Cornett, David V. Butler, Tim Lauber, Denis St. Amand, Petra Bach, Jonathan Klein, Alicia Stevenson, Dawn Fintor, David Betancourt, Craig Heath, Steve R. Nelson, Cameron Frankley
Special Effects James Bomalick, James Camomile, Lenny Dalrymple, Ante Dugandzic, John W. Fisher, Ron Goldstein, Joe Heffernan, Robert S. Henderson, Patrick Huggins, Steven R. King, Steve Kline, James Lorimer, Garth Majors, José Páramo, Doug Passarelli
Synopsis
John McClane is back and badder than ever, and this time he calls on the services of a young hacker in his bid to stop a ring of Internet terrorists intent on taking control of America's computer infrastructure.
Director
Len Wiseman
Writer
Mark Bomback
Studio
Dune Entertainment, Cheyenne Enterprises, Wintergreen Productions, 20th Century Fox
Country
UK, USA
Language
English, Italian, French
Year
2007
Runtime
128 mins

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